Casual wear shirt



Feb. 27, 1951 J, w, GARNER 2,543,361

CASUAL WEAR SHIRT Filed Jan. 16, 1948 INVENTOR.

Patented Feb. 27, 1951 UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,543,361 CASUAL WEARSHIRT John W. Garner, Chicago, Ill.

Application January 16, 1948, Serial No. 2,783 6 Claims. (01. 2 1 19)struction that is readily made, economically and with a saving of labor.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a shirt that willprotect the wearer against colds and drafts and still be light andwearable with ordinary clothing.

A still further object of my invention is to provide an improved shirthaving a unique appearance, attractive design and that may be worn withor without a tie.

These and other objects, adaptations, modifications and variations willbe immediately apparent to a person skilled in this art, particularly inlight of the clear, definite and lucid description given hereinbelow ofthe fundamental elements underlying the embodiments of my inventions.Though for purposes of illustration only, I am illustrating thepreferred embodiments in the attached drawings, I do not wish to belimited to the same except as defined by the claims.

In the illustrations, Figure 1 shows my improved shirt as customarilyworn.

Figure 2 is an enlarged frontal view of the flap or bosom section.

Figure 3 shows the bosom section partially open while Figure 4 shows indetail the construction at the collar portion.

Character references as used in the drawings identify elements of myinvention and are identical with those used hereinbelow in thedescription of the preferred embodiment of my invention.

The principal parts of my garment or improved shirt are a shirt IE1Whose front portion or bosom E2 is substantially a covering over thechest of the wearer. It is a detachable portion of cloth, shapedsubstantially like an isosceles triangle whose apex iii terminates overthe neck band button it attached to the shirt I0. The apex 5!! does notterminate into a sharp point but has its tip cut off by a line 20 whichis substantially parallel to the base .22 of the bosom piece l2.

The neck band button l6 fits into the button hole I3 to close the neckband snugly about the neck of the wearer. When the neck band button itis closed, the apex 20 is then placed over it and buttoned into place bythe buttons 26. Thus the wearer has a snug, tight and protective fitabout his neck to protect it against inclement weather and retain thebody heat. However, with my improved shirt, the wearer may, if hedesires to do so, omit the use of the neck band button i 6 to providehim with a less snug fit but nevertheless comfortable embrace about hisneck by the shirt Hi.

This feature of my improved shirt is obtained by providing the bosomportion l2 with a series of button holes 24 thru which buttons 26fastened to the shirt H] in proper juxtaposition can be inserted to keepthe bosom [2 in fitted position. A button 26 is placed in each of thecorners of the base 22 of the triangle. At suitable intervals,additional buttons 26 are positioned along the lines beneath the otherouter edges of the superimposed triangular bosom cloth I2 andconvergingly approach the neck band button l6, wherein the uppermostbuttons 26 substantially flank the said neck band button when it isclosed.

A series of button holes 24 are also provided in the bosom piece [2 inbutton matching juxtaposition so that the bosom piece i2 can be fastenedsecurely to the shirt l0.

At or about the neck band button it, the converging portions of theshirt H3, carrying the buttons 26 criss cross each other and are securedtogether with the neck band button It. As mentioned previously thisprovides a snug fit and the wearer, if he desires, can wear a tie.

The bosom portion [2 can be made of the same type of cloth as the shirtH3, or of different type of cloth to achieve different effects andartistic expression of sartorial elegance. Likewise, this bosom portionI 2 can be suppliedin many colors, patterns, with or without painteddesigns thereon. It therefore has and provides the wearer withmultitudinous opportunities of expressing himself sartorially at aminimum of cost and with great ease. If necessary, extra bosom portionsl2 can be carried about quite readily on the person of the wearer orpurchased whenever necessar at some convenient haberdashery, gentlemensstore, drugstores, etc.

Though for illustrative purposes, I have shown only buttons as fasteningmeans for the bosom 2 to the shirt ID, I can use snaps, hooks and eyesand other means to achieve the same results.

Though the above is a full and complete description of the preferredembodiments, I do not however wish to be limited by the same forobviously these can be varied widely and still come within the scope andspirit of the fundamental concepts underlying my invention as defined inthe hereunto appended claims.

I claim:

1. A new and improved shirt adapted for casual and sport wear comprisinga customary shirt portion, the bosom part of said shirt having thereinan opening substantially over the chest of the wearer, the said openinghaving its apex at the neck portion of said shirt, and the base of saidopening being substantially at the lower end of the chest of a wearer ofsaid shirt, the sides of said opening converging upwardly to end at thesaid apex about the neck band portion of said shirt and over lap eachother about said neck band portion, a means to fasten said overlappedends of the sides of said opening to each other; a collar about the saidneck band portion and forming a part thereof, a detachable fabric meansto close said opening of said shirt, the said cover means extending overthe overlapped ends, the said means to fasten said overlapped ends andover all edges of said sides and fastening means in juxtaposition withthe edges of said detachable cover fabric and edges of the sides of theopening of the shirt whereby the said fabric can be attached to theshirt.

2. In the combination of claim 1 wherein the said fabric fastening meansextend through the said fabric about the edges thereof.

3. In the wearing apparel of claim 1 wherein the said opening issubstantially triangular.

4. In the Wearing apparel of claim 1 wherein the said fabric cover meansis substantially triangular in shape.

5. In the product of claim 4 wherein a portion of the apex and the baseof said cover means is parallel.

6. In the wearing apparel of claim 4 wherein the said fabric cover meansis fastened about the said neck portion by buttons, each of the saidbuttons placed on a horizontal plane with the fastening means of saidends of the sides at the apex and the said fastening means being midwaybetween said buttons.

JOHN W. GARNER.

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